Close to Cornflower Blue
#79A3EF
#79A3EF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 63.9% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 79% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #79A3EF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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8.30:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.53:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.30:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79A3EF as they’d see it.
#79A3EF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #79A3EF
What color is #79A3EF?
#79A3EF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 63.9% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 79% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #79A3EF in RGB?
#79A3EF is rgb(121, 163, 239): 121 red, 163 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #79A3EF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 32, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #79A3EF?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #79A3EF?
Its complement #C39D55 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.